Sexual abuse may affect health for a lifetime
... years old. Most of the respondents never received counseling for their experience. Past sexual assault was asso...lso suggested an evaluation of the extent to which counseling may improve the health of those who experienced early sexual abuse....Personality influences psychological adjustment and recovery from stroke
.... Ultimately, the researchers hope to develop counseling and medical regimes that will optimize psychosocial outcomes following stroke. Grattans research was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke....Columbia presbyterian to participate in accord diabetes study
..., participants will receive regular medical exams, counseling for healthy lifestyle changes, and education on blood sugar control, blood cholesterol control, and blood pressure control....New program shown to help heart attack patients get the best care
... materials, pocket cards, discharge checklists and counseling for patients, and more. The UMHS project began in...f patients - as opposed to 53 percent before - got counseling on quitting smoking. Emergency aspirin use went from 81 percent to 87 percent. Results showed GAP gr...Blood medicine may ease cocaine withdrawal
...the study, conducted in the fall of 1999, received counseling twice weekly along with regular doses of propranolol or a placebo. Scientists concluded that subjects with more severe cocaine withdrawal symptoms responded better to propranolol in comparison to those given the placebo. The patients who come in wi...Training for doctors improves screening for risk-taking in teens
...es call for pediatricians to do such screening and counseling with adolescents, Lustig said previous studies sho...o enhance the clinicians' skills in evaluating and counseling adolescents. The clinicians learned methods to talk with teens about risk in the context of a 20- to...Medical system pays little attention to behavior counseling
...gests that the solution is to incorporate behavior counseling into the routine office visit. About half of Ameri..." the report concludes. "Systematically increasing counseling about prevention, adherence and illness management as part of routine medical care has significant p...Finding sobriety, and saving money, through spirituality
... groups for support, and much less on professional counseling services, after they leave the hospital. Cognitive-behavioral treatment, on the other hand, uses more professional and scientific activities such as cognitive skills training and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy to teach people how to contend with...UF researchers: rural residents less apt to seek Alzheimer's care from family doctors
...ts with dementia by providing them with referrals, counseling and assistance with in-home services. However, if rural older adults with memory problems do not present to their primary-care provider, this important function cannot be mobilized." For the study, people were asked about impairments in particular a...Study discovers a way to keep infants safe from second-hand smoke
BOSTON - Using a form of counseling aimed at motivating rather than preaching, researc...ir home with a health educator, and four follow-up counseling calls over the duration of the project.A comparison group was mailed a smoking cessation manual and ......n this group. Among the factors emphasized in this counseling was that the health benefits of quitting smoking s...r the standard therapy groups. Women in the weight counseling group gained, on average, 5.5 pounds, while women in the weight control and the standard therapy gro......ial support provided by family and friends -- with counseling and possibly psychotropic drugs soon after a heart...orities. Half received six months of psychological counseling and behavioral therapy, while the other half got only standard medical care. All underwent screening...College freshmen more politically liberal than in the past, UCLA survey reveals
...here is a very good chance they will seek personal counseling while attending college reached a 28-year high at 6.6 percent, comparing to last years 6.4 percent and only 3.5 percent in 1989. Remember that these downward trends in psychological health occurred before Sept. 11, Sax said. As a result, we suspect ...Police officers who experience panic during traumatic event have greatest risk of PTSD
...real, should be targeted for education, supportive counseling and, if symptoms persist, cognitive behavioral therapy and other treatments, he said. INSOMNIA Nearly half of the officers in the study suffered from insomnia. These high rates of insomnia are particularly alarming, because sleep deprivation can dr...Mayo Clinic Proceedings looks at epidemic of obesity in February issue
...commends that physicians include physical activity counseling into their practice. "The health gain obtained by ...d an author of the study. "Thus, physical activity counseling should become an integral component of routine practice in the primary care setting. It is difficult...Medical experts unite to raise awareness of risk, threat of blood clots
...sis and management of DVT and PE and offer medical counseling skills for treating at-risk patients. For more information, patients and physicians can call 1-800-CLOT-FREE. About Deep-Vein Thrombosis Deep-vein thrombosis involves the formation of a blood clot in one of the large veins of the upper or lower lim...Alcoholics may be more injury prone than illicit drug users
...haviors may also be beneficial, so that additional counseling sessions be provided. Future studies should look at different prevention strategies offered in detoxification programs for their ability to decrease injury rates."...Early breast and ovarian cancers detected in high-risk women
... mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 after testing and counseling at Sloan-Kettering. The participants received unif...uraging. They underscore the importance of genetic counseling and education for women with proven risk factors for breast and ovarian cancer, said Lauren Scheuer....Study succeeds in closing gaps in heart attack care
...atients will get the medicines, tests, procedures, counseling and follow-ups that are proven to improve their ch... which they received aspirin and smoking cessation counseling upon discharge. Medicare patients also saw a gain in aspirin use. For example, the percentage of pat......dition to standard medical treatment and lifestyle counseling for their condition, 2,835 participants received 1 gram of n-3 PUFA daily (equal to one fatty fish meal); 2,830 took 300 milligrams of vitamin E daily; another 2,830 took both; and 2,828 took a placebo. In the new analysis, Marchioli and his colleag...